My group will be soon looking for a research technician to work on biochemical reconstitution of kinetochore-microtubule interactions. This is a part-time post funded by BBSRC. Advert will follow soon, in the mean time please reach out if interested. volkovlab.com/open_positions/

The value of ‘wasting time’ on deep thinking is often overlooked in a scientific ecosystem increasingly tainted by Wall Street’s productivity mindset. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Things I like about being autistic. from #GirlUnmasked, because I love the lists in it and sometimes it’s important to recognise the things you like about your brain. 🧠🩷

I have Asthma, allergies, dyslexia, ADD, anxiety, and Depression. But I will tell you that what you have does not define what you can become. Why Not You!

It's one thing to identify a difficulty, it's another to find something to help with it. I like this resource by Miss Aird on Digital Tools by Microsoft that help with Dyscalculia. Check out her link on missairdteach.blogspot.com/2023/01/strate… for further strategies to support.

Most academic mothers take on majority of childcare duties Unfair distribution of responsibilities persists even though four in 10 partners covered by study also work in universities bit.ly/3AvxPnq

Looking for an academic position? London is one of the best cities in the world for science and here Queen Mary University of London is hiring in #AI & #machinelearning, including #Genomics, #Ecology, #Conservation & #Biodiversity. qmul.ac.uk/strategic-hire…

A great lab with a part time technical post available

TIL that proteins are depicted as "ribbon-like" structures, with alpha helices as spirals and beta-sheets as arrows, because of Jane Richardson. In 1981, Richardson hand-drew and -colored proteins for a research paper. Her style was later adopted by the protein science field.

Many ADHD/autistic people are made to feel unproductive when actually their hyperfocus and differences in attention means that they likely produce twice the amount of work as anyone else in a few hours then need the next few hours to rest. Output is less consistent but there.

I couldn't agree with this more. Our QMUL Sci & Eng News are highly skilled, supportive and brilliant human beings. #technician

The Royal Society of Chemistry Disability-Inclusive Laboratories in the Chemical Sciences Survey is LIVE 🥳 survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90747033/Di… Fill in the case studies form, which aims to collect examples of solutions and innovation enabling disabled chemists to access labs forms.office.com/e/cZrWdDbX5a

Today is Ada Lovelace Day, where we celebrate the incredible contributions of women in STEM. We're shining a light on the achievements of researchers @Blizard_inst to inspire the next generation of girls to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering & maths. @findingada

14 Oct is #adhdinwomenawarenessday and the launch of the ‘ADHD and Women's Health Survey’. Get the survey on the 14th direct from the dedicated Linkedin page linkedin.com/in/femaleadhd/ In celebration of October #ADHDAwarenessMonth, we have a surprise & are thrilled to be launching

It’s #OCDAwarenessWeek so here is ‘what OCD means (to me)’, a list from #GirlUnmasked. There was a point when OCD consumed me and I have never known a pain like being trapped in an OCD episode. It made me very unwell and I am so grateful that although OCD can still rear its

Back when peer review was simple: When Nobel Laureate Dorothy Hodgkin reviewed Watson & Crick's 1953 paper on the structure of DNA, her entire response was "barely 50 words." (The Royal Society just "unsealed more than 1,600 historic reports, dating from 1949 to 1954.")

What OCD is not: - being tidy - cool - a personality trait - a ‘quirk’ - being clean - liking order What OCD is: a dehabilitating condition which consumes a person’s mind and life through persistent, frightening intrusive thoughts and repetitive compulsions #OCDAwarenessWeek

Professionals often 'diagnose' BPD within minutes, driven by a 'hunch' rooted in centuries of misogyny. A deadly ignorance of autistic masking has misdiagnosed and trapped countless autistic people in this baggy, over-inclusive character assassination #AutismNotPD #ActuallyAutism

Meetings

My fav subject. We never spend enough time talking about this amazing part of biology.